Hot-summer Mediterranean
Grants Pass, Oregon
Josephine County, Oregon · Population 39k · 948 ft elevation
Living in Grants Pass
Grants Pass has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Grants Pass is an outdoor hub: about 57% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Grants Pass at a glance
- Population
- 39k
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,980 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $364k68th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,160/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $57k25th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 14.192th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 39%39th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 369 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,257 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 34%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 57%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,051 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 35°F | 5.1″ | 0.6″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 37°F | 3.6″ | 0.1″ | 190 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | — | 233 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 1.4″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 56°F | 0.4″ | — | 421 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 41°F | 2.1″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 38°F | 4.4″ | — | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 35°F | 6.5″ | 0.1″ | 115 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology